【题目】根据所给首字母或汉语提示完成句子。

【1】Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest and most __________(富有的) city in Canada.

【2】Mike has __________(宽广的) mind and he can stand being treated badly.

【3】What’s the __________(距离) from Beijing to Shanghai?

【4】Most of us speak both English and French, but the city has French culture and __________(传统).

【5】The __________(朝东的) view toward the mountains was really beautiful.

【6】Her husband’s shout t__________ her and she cried.

【7】I have to go d__________ to buy some goods.

【8】He is s__________ sensitive.

【9】They worked almost until d__________.

【10】Henry is a g__________ singer and can sing many songs.

【题目】A

Smart phones are so common these days. It’s a wonder that our pets don’t own one. But they don’t necessarily have to. These four apps will help you take care of your best furry friend from dog training to first aid.

Pet First Aid

Price: $3.99

Pet First Aid helps you provide the basic care and attention that your four-legged friend might need in a medical emergency. The application shows owners how to treat illnesses with helpful videos, pictures and articles on subjects like cuts, wound treatment and more. A section called Pet Info lets you enter in information about your pets including when they had their last vaccinations, any medicines they take, or information about any diseases or conditions your animal suffers from.

Paw Card Pet Tracker

Price: Free

Paw Card helps you keep a record of your loved one’s important information. Use it to record your pet’s medical contacts, vaccinations, identity cards, medical conditions and medicines. Additional characteristics include a drawing showing your dog’s weight over time.

Dog Park Finder

Price: Free

Dog Park Finder helps you locate dog-friendly parks and training locations in your area(USA locations only). The app includes information on more than 2,200 off-leash(无需给狗拴链的) areas, user photos and more than 6，500 reviews, so you can have fun with your dog off the leash.

Dog Book

Price: Free

Dog Book is a social networking application for dogs. Like Face book, users can share with other people what’s going on in their dog’s life, share photos, and find great animal-friendly places to meet up.

【1】The app Pet First Aid is different from the other three mainly in .

A. size B. price C. application D. position

【2】If you want to keep a record of your dog’s weight, you can use .

A. Dog Book B. Pet First Aid

C. Dog Park Finder D. Paw Card Pet Tracker

【3】Which one is the best choice if you want to find dog training locations?

A. Dog Park Finder B. Pet First Aid

C. Paw Card Pet Tracker. D. Dog Book

【4】From the text we can know .

A. Dog Book users can find off-leash areas

B. Dog Park Finder provides worldwide information

C. Paw Card Pet Tracker records your dog’s information

D. Pet First Aid users can find the nearest hospital easily

【题目】单句语法填空。

【1】 As far as I know, this is a type of music popular in the 1950s, a(n) ________ of jazz and folk music.

【2】 Lemons can be made into a nice drink when you ________ their juice with sugar and water.

【3】She put the sugar and butter into a bowl and ________ them up.

【4】Effective measures should ________ and laws should be passed

to protect pandas. Otherwise, they are certain to die out.

【5】 Before you ________ the design of this product, you need to study the market carefully.

【6】As is known to us, the new minister will be ________ in office by the Queen.

【7】The young man comes from a(n) ________ family，who owns several companies in London and Paris.

【8】The waterfall can be seen ________. Its sound may be heard ________ two miles. It looks even more beautiful ________, I think.

【9】If you still remember the ________ time of the accident, please tell us. We would ________ your help.

【10】His grandpa was so poor at that time that he had to get up at ________ dawn every day and walk to the factory in ________ distance.

【11】I’m trying to break the _______ of getting up too late.

【12】Having afternoon tea is an English ______.

【13】They will be very _____ to see you here.

【14】Our parents and teachers often ________ the importance of study hard _______ us.

【15】I don’t like people who try to _______ you with how much money they’ve got.

【16】The earthquake measured 8.0 in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province was recorded as ________ since 1976.

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Dear Mom, Clear My Calendar

September is around the corner, and some of us are already complaining about summer’s end. But parents have a special reason to do so. The end of summer means the start of school. And these days, planning a young child’s schedule is a big challenge. The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child’s day; it is saying no to the hundreds of options available. Our mailbox is filled with brochures urging us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts(武术).

Educators are themselves discouraged by the number of special classes that many children attend. In the name of “enrichment,” three-year-olds not only go to preschool in the morning but study French or gymnastics after lunch. One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toilet before hurrying off to tennis. Another teacher says that children sometimes hold on to her at pickup time. What happened to unstructured time?

A generous explanation is that we enjoy giving children opportunities we never had. The truth however is that many parents have doubts about how much time they spend away from their families. And one way to reduce this guilt is to believe that time spent in these classes is somehow more beneficial to children than the time we know we should be giving them ourselves.

David Elkind, an expert on children, suggests that the 1960s gave birth to the belief that earlier is better. Parents hope that early music lessons, for example will build a child’s confidence. The truth, however, is that any time children are asked to do too much, too soon, they are at greater risk for feelings of failure.

A child’s time does not have to be planned to be meaningful. Remember the lazy days of summer? Some children sleep late and play with the kids across the street until it’s time to come home for dinner. However, with the majority of mothers working, fewer children enjoy that idle (空闲的) time now.

Come September, children across the country will finish a full day of kindergarten, only to attend an after-school program until 6 P.M., when a working mom or dad comes to take them home. That’s too much for a five-year old. Finances, of course, do limit some parents. But let’s be honest with ourselves – our own busy schedules, whatever they involve, are no excuse for burdening a young child’s.

【1】 The author holds that it’s a challenge to plan a schedule for a child mainly because _____.

A. a child’s schedule is too complex

B. activities suitable for kids are limited

C. parents are stuck in numerous choices

D. children always say no to parents’ advice

【2】 What the two teachers say in Paragraph 2 implies that _____.

A. children love to stay at school

B. they are popular with children

C. children dislike after-school classes

D. after-school classes are of poor quality

【3】 According to the author, what is the real reason for parents to send their children to after-school classes?

A. Parents want to make up for their own regrets.

B. After-school classes develop children’s potential.

C. Parents have doubt about their own ability to guide children.

D. After-school classes give parents an excuse for being absent.

【4】 Which of the following will the author probably agree with?

A. For children’s benefits, the earlier the better.

B. Children’s spare time should be carefully designed.

C. Idle time for children is becoming a thing of the past.

D. Parents should be forgiven if they have a good reason.

【题目】书面表达(满分25分)

作为一名中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据下面的提示内容，简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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【题目】根据以下内容写一篇说明文，标题为“Australia”。

澳大利亚位于太平洋（the Pacific）的两侧，是大洋洲最大的国家，面积760万平方公路。

人口稀少，只有1，000多万，多数集中在东部沿海地区。

首都堪培拉（Canberra）风景秀丽。

悉尼（Sydney）是澳大利亚最大城市。有许多名胜，其中悉尼歌剧院（Opera House）闻名于世。2000年奥运会就是在悉尼举行的。

注意：1. 词数：100左右，文章开头已给出（不计入总词数）；

2. 可以根据内容要点提示适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Australia

Australia is the largest country in Oceania.

【题目】完形填空

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top ____， but on their way back conditions were very ___. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon ____ alone, he would probably get back ____. But Simon decided to risk his ____ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳)．

As they ____ down, the weather got worse. Then another ___ occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and, ____， Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was ____ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's ____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. ____， after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to ____. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe ____ into a huge crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn't walk, but he ___ to get out of the crevasse and started to ____ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers ____.

Simon had ____ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be ____， but he didn't want to leave ____. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't ____ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

【1】A. hurriedly B．carefullyC．successfully D．early

【2】A. difficult B．similar C．special D．normal

【3】A. climbed B．workedC．rested D．continued

【4】A. unwillingly B．safely C. slowly D. regretfully

【5】A. fortune B．time C．health D. life

【6】A. lay B．settled C．went D．looked

【7】A. damage B．storm C. change D. trouble

【8】A. by mistake B．by chance C．by choice D．by luck

【9】A. unnecessary B．practical C．important D. impossible

【10】A. height B．weightC. strength D．equipment

【11】A. Finally B．PatientlyC．Surely D. Quickly

【12】A. stand back B．take a restC．make a decision D．hold on

【13】A. jumped B．fell C．escaped D. backed

【14】A. managed B．planned C. waited D. hoped

【15】A. run B．skate C. move D. march

【16】A. around B．away C. above D. along

【17】A. headed for B．traveled to C. left for D. returned to

【18】A. dead B．hurt C. weak D. late

【19】A. secretly B．tiredly C. immediately D. anxiously

【20】A. find B．believe C. make D. accept

【题目】阅读理解

Eat，drink and be merry. That’s what Spring Festival is all about. But there are millions of people，too，who love to let happiness go up in smoke.

Offering cigarettes to guests is a traditional Chinese way of showing respect for them. A cup of tea and cigarettes are perhaps the most common way of welcoming a guest in China，especially during festive occasions.

No wonder,40 percent of the people surveyed recently said they would smoke at least twice the usual number of cigarettes during the Spring Festival because of all those gatherings and parties. Only 20 percent of the respondents said they would refuse a cigarette when offered one. Why can’t the others do the same？Because they could be seen as being rude，said more than half of the respondents. Fifteen percent feared they could be taken as “someone who cannot get along well with others”．

The Think tank Research Center for Health Development and sohu.com survey shows 61 percent Chinese think offering a cigarette is useful for socializing，and 52 percent have offered cigarettes to others. The study surveyed 3,800 people,64 percent of them men.

One third of those surveyed were smokers，out of which 57 percent said they couldn’t give up smoking because of the offering and accepting culture. “People have accepted offering cigarettes as an effective way of making friends，” research center director Wu Yiqun says.

China has more than 350 million smokers，catering to the tobacco market that is worth 500 billion yuan. “The survey shows we still have a lot of work to do，” Wu says. span>“Since Beijing is trying to make the Olympic Games smoke free，it is time to let people know that offering a cigarette is a bad habit and it should be given up immediately.”

【1】The passage is written with the purpose of________.

A．telling us a custom about the Chinese Spring Festival

B．introducing a way to make friends with Chinese

C．stopping smoking during the Beijing Olympic

D．telling us that offering cigarettes is a bad habit

【2】The third paragraph mainly tells us________.

A．the fact that smokers are greatly increasing during the festival

B．the reason why refusing cigarettes is acceptable

C．the fact that many people have to smoke more cigarettes during the festival

D．it is rude to attend parties without smoking cigarettes

【3】The writer mentions the 500 billion yuan tobacco market because________.

A．the tobacco market is not developing smoothly

B．the writer thinks that smoking wastes a lot of money

C．smoking is helpful to the tobacco market

D．the tobacco market attracts too many smokers

【4】We can infer from the passage that________.

A．people will be free to smoke during the Beijing Olympic Games

B．only a few smokers still have the habit of offering cigarettes

C．offering cigarettes is the most effective way for socializing

D．some nonsmokers will even accept the offered cigarettes

【题目】 Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger ,but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways.

You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers .It come from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.

Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Driver climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱)than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.

Thinking about the way we use water everyday can make a big difference, too. In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number.

You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day .Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.

【1】 Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?

A. Using river water.

B. Throwing batteries away.

C. paving parking lots.

D. Throwing rubbish into lakes.

【2】 What can be inferred from the text?

A. All water shortages are due to human behavior.

B. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.

C. There is much we can do to reduce family size.

D. The average family in America makes proper use of water .

【3】 The last paragraph is intended to .

A. show us how to fix leaks at home

B. tell us how to run a dishwasher

C. prove what drinking glass is best for us

D. suggest what we do to save water at home

【4】 The text is mainly about .

A. Why paving roads reduces our water

B. how much we depend on water to live

C. why droughts occur more in dry climates

D. how human activity affects our water supply

【题目】

Equal Opportunities for Quality Education

It is widely accepted that human resources are playing a very important part in China’s economic growth. Education, which greatly affects the qualities of human resources, has undergone rapid developments in recent years.

Last year, China had more than 2 million graduates from colleges or universities, and another 3.5 million graduates from vocational schools.

Despite the great developments in education, in the era of reform, lawmakers exposes and criticized many problems in the developments of education , which trouble, if not anger, the public.

One of the most glaring problems is that in China’s vast rural areas, even the most basic education is not available to some children. And elsewhere, even if they have access, the facilities available for them are still a far cry from those in cities.

Official statistics show that at the primary stage, there are a big number of rural students who drop out of school because they do not have the money to pay their tuition fees.

At college level, there have been some big increases in tuition fees over the last few years. So, some students from rural areas have also been forced to abandon their dreams.

China has a long tradition of valuing education and Chinese parents are willing to save each and every penny to support their children’s schooling. But in a nation of more than 1.3 billion people, upholding equal opportunities in the education sector is a discouraging task.

The central government is delicated to quickening the development of the cause, It will cancel rural school fees and offer the children in poverty－stricken areas financial support so they can all enjoy the equal education and complete the nine－year compulsory schooling programme.

The most important part of the issue lies in the amount of cash put into it. On the other hand, it is more than an issue of fiscal input﹙财政收入﹚. The unbalanced distribution of resources between rural and urban schools risks slowing down the future of China’s vast rural areas, where two thirds of the population live.

Education is undoubtedly the long－term lifeline of citizens. Good education promotes more than personal well－being or the fulfillment of individual ambition. As individual ability grows, the nation will become stronger and more prosperous.

Equality in education is vital to the sustainability of our nation’s economic progress. It has a big impact on every citizen’s quality of life, so the government must do all it can to achieve this goal.